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ITOR AGAINST U.S. MOVE
JESSE BINGA DRAWS ONE TO TEN YEAR TERM
THREE WEEKS
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THRILLING PROGRESS OF
NOTED BANKER HEARD
Chicago. Ill Juna IS. ( A N I'l Tw elve
jurors who hail listened fur nearly
three weeks lu testimony In the trial
of J»a»e Itlliita returner) to the court­
room of Judge J »m »i J Fardy short­
ly after mldnlaht Saturday morning
to announce that they were convinced
Hlnga waa guilty of eml-eullng 132.
000 from the defunct lllnga Statu
bank
The Jury had retired al three thirty
In the afternoon
Moat of the three weekn of the trial
waa used by the state In presenting
witnesses who testified that they were
used as dupes In a series of transac
Ilona Invoicing three checks, one for
117.000. another for a.ooo and a third
for t ,; ....
The slate endeavored to show that
lllnga from hta cell like office on the
aeci.nd floor of the hank building ttaed
Janitors, porters, friends and whatnot
lo sign their names on Instruments,
the purpose of which they did not un­
derstand.
Mr Hlnga was the principal witness
In his own defense Great bitterness
was e l pressed by the defense against
Miss I ties Camay. lllnga s confidential
employe for 23 years, who was the
aisle's chief witness against him: a
gains! James Hale Porter, employed
al the bank building now by the re­
ceiver, Edward II Morris, aud against
Morris himself Hlnga declared from
the stand Dial I'orler had ehased him
out of the hank building
Thursday afternoon provided the
dramatic climax of the trial
Hlnga had taken the aland and sub­
mitted to a series of questions from
Prosecutor Donald Thompson.
The
former banker was nnllreably nervous
lie sought lo evade Ihe questions by
parrying with the prosecutor To each
question Hlnga would reply
"W hat
did you say?'* The prosecutor would
have ihe court reporter read the quea-
Una
Haffled In this way. lllnga protested
lhal Ihe prosecutor spoke to him loo
loudly and roughly. Thompson changed
his tactics and. In the moat gentle
manner, probe«! Ihe ex-bonkpr with
searching gurries that cut like needs
points llonga brushed his hands, one
against the other, stroked his chin,
stole looks of mingled pity and haired
at Ihe prosecutor. Another question,
quietly spoken
Hlnga leaped from Ihe chair reserv­
ed for witnesses
In maddened pro-
leal. he exclaimed:
"I can't slam it I can't aland II!
You've killed my w ife ' You've taken
my property— now you're trying to kill
me. you're persecuting m e!”
There wus almost a flush of red In
his blown ch.-eks
Ills white hair,
sparsely tinted with black, stood on
edge lie fled from Ihe ehalr lo the
floor below and burst Into tears. The
The speelators were aghast Jesse flin­
gs was crying, boo honing tike a baby.
He had reached the lawyers' table
nnd waa pounding upon II. fighting
the while man's law with tears and
linger
Judge Fiirdy ordered n recess of ten
minutes Hlnga came hark to the stnnrf
more composed and Ihe questioning
wits resumed, to he ended shortly The
arguments In the Jury then began
When tllngn first look Ihe aland, he
fold of how he had come to Chicago
as a young man In 1X90 nnd had star­
ted a fruit aland at 12th street and
Michigan avenue, Ihe entrance to the
present World Fair, In 1X93 and had
prospered until his hnnk failed, he was
able to turn over 1900,000 worth of
property to satisfy Ihe hank's credi­
tors nnd depositors.
Whether guilty or not, Ihe story of
his siireess. deeplle Ills color, nnd the
handicap of education, wns thrilling
lo the few who heard It Whiten an­
ting In the courtroom whose concep­
tion of Negro cltlxena never get be­
yond porters. Janitors or rooks, were
wide-eyed with astonishment as Hill-
gs
..... .
mentioned Ihe thousands
which had come to him and panned
through his hands.
John flashen, lllnga'n white cnnnsel,
urged the Jury to absolve his rllent
liecause no criminal Intent had been
shown anil beranse when fortune had
smiled upon him
he had wholesome.
Inspiring Influence In his community.
After announcement of Ihe Jury'n
verdict which carries a sentence of
from one to ten years In the penlten
tlary, t'ashen moved for a new trial.
Judge Fardy continued Ihe motion un­
til June 2X at which time sentence will
be pronounced.
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HY C LIFFO R D C. M IT C H E LL
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AN IMPROCD SERVICE
Although this Is written on Ihe Sun­
day (June 4lh preceding my release
(June xihl from prison. It will not ap­
pear In the majority of our papers
until after I will have been In Ihe free
world for nearly a week. This, of
course, la merely one of the handicaps
uuder which I have been laboring as
a prlaoti and colored Journalist
• • •
I in iiwm I lately after my releaae thla
aervk'e will be Improved by arrang­
ing tuy product Ion and mailing ler-
Tier to ua to reach and autlafy the
"dead line" date of the current laaue
of all the papen» 1 »e rre In erery part
of America.
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then be In a poaltloti to gire our pub-
lluhern and my readers a real up-to-
the minute "dlgeat" of all pertinent
matter appearing In the current laaue
of our weeklies aud all dailies.
• • •
My reader» will appreciate that In
the paat my sole contact ha» been
through the columna of a hundred or
more of ottr publication» that hare
reached me regularly and when such
publications are of neceaalty late In
reaching me; and my comments not
prepared until the Sunday following;
and then not puhllahed until the se­
cond week following their preparation
It cun readily he seen that In my effort
to keep my releases "tim ely" I have
been unable to "dlgat" many current
events at an opportune time
• • •
In an additional effort to Improve
my servir» I Invite correspondence
from all of my readers and will al all
limes endeavor to slva each commnnt-
ration prompt and careful considera­
tion, which, due to Diy past circum­
stances, I have lieen unable to do.
• • •
l( may he lhal In Ihe flood of let­
ters 1 hope lo r«>celve lhal I can evolve
some additional servir», through the
press and through personal communi­
cations. that w ill enable my readers
to take advantage ot (he storehouse
of Information which I have built up
through the tens of thousands of com­
pilations to he found In my fl|ei.
I * • *
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of my past contacts have been made
through (he columns of our publica­
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the period of my parole, that ninety-
nine per cent of my personal contarla
will he solely through correspondence
After I have served the period of my
|>arole and become absolutely a free
man then It will be lime enough to
attempt development of my service
through strictly personal contacts
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Until that time arrives I am ask­
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the publishers, and (he readora of my
weekly features Address me: Clifford
C Mitchell, writer, 3607 South Park­
way, Chicago , Illinois
WILEY COLLEGE HOLDS
IEI
8T. THOM AS. V. I.. June 15 (A N P )
—The populace of the Virgin Islands
would not welcome a Negro Governor
aml ataff as the official repreaenta-
llvea of the Culled States government
accordtl| to all editorial in Ihe Saint
I II Mina* Mall Notes, a leading pubh
cation ot the Islands, published last
week
The editorial, penned by Edi-
tor George K Audaln. says:
"F or sometime II has been a well
known fact that not only native Virgin
Islanders o f color residing in the
Stales, but also Continental Negroes,
believe (hat since the Virgin Islands
constitute a colored community It be-
comes the logical place where they
could obtain political plums for ser­
vices rendered during the recent elec
Ilona
In other words they hope lo
till positions here which they could
not hope fur on tbo mainland and thus,
for their benefit, hare the Islands
turned Into an experimental atatlou
for Negro politicians
"God forbid lhal tins scheme fructi­
fy
"W e speak plainly in thla matter,
even despite the tact that the color
question fur fear of being misunder­
stood has been severely left alone by
ua
"The population of the Virgin Is­
lands. although largely colored, look
upon the color questlou In quite a d if­
ferent manner ot the p«*ople ot the U-
u i I ih I States Even the blackest among
the lalandera have felt themselves Just
as good, aud offtlmea superior, to Cau­
casians. Such Individuals hare almost
Invariably commanded Ihe respect an I
eveu esteem of members of that race
who have come In contact with them
Perhaps thla la due lo the long cen­
turies of contact with a superior Euro­
pean culture
"Howbelt, Virgin Islanders have al­
ways abhorr«>d Ihe racial prejudice
that exists In the United States and
have In particular dread«*d the domi­
nance lhal must follow classification
with lhal section of the American peo­
ple which cannot well hold Its own a-
galnat unjust discrimination
"A few men of color who can main­
tain their dignity as men. and not aa
paraders of a particular shade, would
he welcomed In Ihe midst of Virgin
Islanders, hut from Negroes comlug
en mass II fill positions we aay, good
laird deliver us!”
GEORGE GARNER SCORES
IN GREEK TREATER
LOS ANGELES. Calif., June IS—
(A N P )
George Garner, the Interna­
tional tenor, scored one of Ihe great­
est triumphs of his career and one of
(he distinct successes of the season
here. In his appearance at Ihe Greek
Theatre, In Griffith Park last Sunday.
The affair, an annual event led to ac­
ciaili for hla artistry by the local press,
while the audience demanded many
encorea.
SENATOR ROBERTS SECURE
L E G IS L A T IV E
IN V E S T IG A ­
T I O N OF N A T I O N A L G U A R D
M AR SH ALL. Tex . June 16 (A N P )—
President M, W. Dogan of W iley col­
lege. who has served that Institution
for Ihe pun I 30 years, states that In
man yrespects Ihe recent commence­
ment at W iley wus the most llmpres-
slve and most satisfactory of his en­
tire administration Although he says
this has been an exceedingly difficult
year, so far as financing the Institu­
tion Is concerned, through the splen­
did cooperation of the faculty, student
body, Ihe W iley clubs, and Ihe loyal
church constituency In the conference,
the school has been able to meet Ihe
conditions of a (5000 gift fro mthe
General Education llollard which en­
ables the Institution to close out its
fiscal your clear of debt. No degrees
were awarded.
The annual meeting of local board
of trustees held Monday. May 29, In
addition to routine matters, considered
proposals which had bdsn put to It for
study at Its annual session last com­
mencement
regarding
cooperative
plan of an educational program for
W iley and Rlahop as a means of effect­
ing economics both In a financial and
educational way. A special committee
was formed with Instructions to study
In detail Ihe practicality and fosahlll-
ty o fa closer cooperation In conjunc­
tion with similar committee from Ill-
shop college.
D IS C R IM IN A T IO N
New Orleans. La.. June 1* (A N P )—
After tpany attempt» to successfully
prosecute and find guilty policemen
who flagrantly beat and kill prison­
ers lu this city, the District Attorney's
office here has at last achieved Its
objectives when two policemen were
convicted.
The merciless beating of James
Mims. 15 year-old boy. by two city de­
tectives. Louis Marlines and Thomas
Whalen on the nigbt of March 16.
when Mima was "taksu for a ride" and
"glveu the works." resulted In the ar­
rest of the policemen.
M ima body
waa examiutHl by a physician Dr. Jas.
A Hardin, and hla diagnosis revealed
that the youth was suffering from
multiple contusions and abraaloos
ahlch literally covered his body.
The various social agencies In the
city were precipitated to action by
ihe tireless exertion of Mrs. Naomi K.
Evans, executive secretary of the Syl-
vania F Williams, oommunity center
and her associate worker, Mlsa Mil­
dred L. Tow lee.
It was with difficulty that the dis­
trict attorney's office would accept
the charges against the two tortjrers.
but the per/islancy of agencies coupl­
ed with the demand of civic organiza­
tions finally forced the policemen to
trial.
The case was tried In Criminal
Judge Hattrlques' court, and the state
was represented by District Attorney
Eugene S Stanley. The defense sum-
mood more than 70 witnesses to testi­
fy In behalf of the accused detectives,
whereas (he plaintiff called not more
than 20. Prejudicial atmosphere filled
(he court room and the Judge on one
occasion dismissed from hla court four
white men. one of whom had remarked
"the Idea of prosecuting a white man
for heating a "N igger” .
Although the beating occurr«*d more
than two months ago during which
time (he two detectives have had am­
ple time to "frame-up" they neverthe­
less on occupying the witness stand
gave conflicting testimony.
The sagacity of the district attorney
was evinced In that although there
was quite a few colored witnesses a-
vatlable. he choae not to call upon
them, rather preferring the testimony
of the whites which he knew would
outweigh the testimony of the defenae
coming largely from character witnes­
ses Judge Henrlques deferred the pas­
sing of sentence until next week. He
found the two detectives guilty on the
testimony as presented by Miss S.
Oahn. Dr Jaa A. Hardin and Miss
Mildred Towles,
F
CASE URGED
W ASH ING TO N. June 15 (A N P )—
Retention and bolstering of the coali­
tion between such organlxatlons as the
International Ijtbor Defense and the
National Association for the Advance­
ment of Colored People to aid the
Scottsboro boys was urged by Dean
Charles Houston of Howard university
law school at a meeting In Lincoln
temple here Monday night. Mr. Hous
ton declared that “ united minorities
carry strength enough to keep them
in main stream, whereas divided min­
orities result In being shunted to back
water currents.”
SPRING FIELD , III., June 6 (A N P )
Dy persistently following up the de­
mand for a legislative Investigation
of the refusal of Ihe 124th Field A r­
tillery to admit colored people to the
recent polo matches In (he state-awned
Armory of this military unit, there was
'passed In (he Senate of the State Leg­
islature last week by Senator Hoherls
a resolution calling for an Investiga­
tion of the conditions complulncd of
by the Chicago llrauch of the National H I G H C O U R T S E T S S A N D I G E D OOM
Association for Ihe Advancement of
Colored People.
JACKSON, Miss., June 15 (A N P ) —
Senator Roberts engineered the With a court announcement that the
representations
made by lawyers for
passage of this resolution and was
named as Chairman of five Senators James Sandldge convicted of murder,
which will conduct the qulxx to deter­ were ao obviously without merit as
mine what shall be done because of to not require specific response, the
this discrimination on account of color stale Supreme court Tuesday, afflred
Monday, has been set for the time the death sentence for Sandldge and
of the hearing and the place solected set the date of execution for July 7.
Is the Assembly Room of the 35th St. Sandldge was convicted of shooting to
Ilulldlng Arcade. The Colonel of the doath Meado Richardson, white, and a
Regiment and the officers will be ask­ |chlld No motive was shown. The kill-
ed In and all persons who have at any .lug took place In February of this year.
At the same time the court ordered
time been refused admittance to Ihe
!24th Armory have been requested to a new trial for W illie Bllvens, con­
Immediately get In louch with the of­ victed of manslaughter In connection
fice of the local llranch of the Asso­ with the death of Johnnie Montgome-
ry, ticket taker at a dance.
ciation at 3466 8. State Street
SINGS BORING CENTURY «
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OF
— By—
CENTURY Of PROGRESS
BY NEGROES
CHICAGO, June 15 (A N P )— Roland
Hayes has been chosen as one of the I CHICAGO, June 16 (A N P )— Three
artists to appear during the artist aer­ states out of the twenty-aeven repre­
ies being sponsored by the Friends of sented officially by exhibit* at the
Music Inc . and which will be held Century of Progress, hare Negro rep­
during the Century of Progress Expo­ resentation These states are Illinois,
sition.
Florida and Michigan.
Mr Hayes will appear at the Audi­
Illinois baa the DeSaible Cabin, a
torium Theatre June 15 In a program replica o f the first dwelling erected
in the city of Chicago by Jean De
Baptiste Point Du Sable. Mrs. Annie
Oliver and members of the DeSaible
club, a local organlxatxn of colored
women, are responsible for this recog­
nition given to Chicago's pioneer resi­
dent.
Clarence M cKenile of Flint. Michi­
gan. Is a member of the Michigan state
commission o f 12 persons, sppointed
by the governor No exhibit affecting
the colored people of the state Is being
made however.
To Florida, which plans a special
exhibit of the progress of members of
the race In the state along agricultural
Industrial and educational lines, goes
the credit for the moat pretentious
endeavor made up to this time. It will
t>e installed In Florida Hall at the
Court of States. August 29th and will
remain until September 9.
A. A. Turner, o f the Florida State
Agricultural Extension Service for Ne­
groes. with headquarters at the Flo­
rida A. A M Colfege. Tallahassee la
In charge of this exhth*..
Visitors in the Flordis hall are en­
tertained dally from June to Novem-
!
her
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Roland HAYES
I and at 8:30 in the evening by the
devoted to a recognition of the pro­ Florida Blossom (m alel singers from
gress made by Negroes in music. The the Florida Normal and Industrial In
far famed Chicago Symphony Orches­ stltute of St. Augustine under the di­
tra of 100 pieces, conducted by Dr. rection of Prof. David L. BBrewer.
Frederick Stock will furnish the back­
ground for the occasion which will
W I N S C H O O L B O X IN G M E E T
present a varied program of celebrated
artists, great conductors and opera bal­
MEMPHIS. Tenn . June 16 (A N P )—
let.
Amateur boxers from Grant Crammer
Tw o of the artists who will appear
school, scoring 28 points, were the vic­
on the program with Mr. Hayes are
tors Wednesday night in the first an­
Mrs. Florence B. Price and Miss Mar­
nual public school boxing tourney
garet Bonds.
held at Hodges Field open-air arena.
Miss Margaret Bonds, w ill be the
Grant won the skeeterwelght. fly­
soloist with the orchestra playing
weight, tissue paperweight and middle­
John Alden Carpenter's “ Concertina".
weight titles.
Miss Bonds had played the number
upon her graduation recital program
with her teacher. Miss Boetcher at the T O V I E F O R GR A S S C O U R T T I T L E S
second piano. Following an audition,
IN A U G U S T
she was chosen and highly commended
by Mr. Stock and Mr. Carpenter. Misa
CHICAGO. 111.. June 15 (A N P ) —
Bonds won the 1932 Wanamaker Prise Members of the oSuth Parts commis­
for a song she had composed and waa sion this week authorised the Fifth
a scholarship pupil of the National As­ Annual naConal open lawn tennis
sociation ot Negro Musicians.
championships to be played on the
Another Important feature w ill be grass courts of Washington Park Au­
the rendition of the Symphony writ­ gust 5— IS.
ten by Mrs. Florence B. Price, which
"This unique tournament where all
won the 1932 Wanamaker Prlxe will races compete will be an added feature
have Its initial hearing upon this pro­ In August for our guests during the
gram Mrs. Price Is a graduate of the World Fair,” states Mayor Kelley, who
New England Conservatory of Music is also president o f the South Park
and has done special work in compo­ board.
sition In Chicago. Her Uarlhsra have
The tournament was Initiated by
been most interested In the excellence Edgar G Brown, former national sing­
of her many composition*.
les champion. Social by-products of the
Conference with Dr. Stock who Is tournament have been sponsored by
musical director of the Century of Mrs Edith Spurlock Sampson and her
Progress gained his recommendation hostess committee of 500.
for the Negro program Mrs. Maude
Roberts George and Miss Estelle C.
Bond are chairman and secretary of C A R O L I N A V I C T I M F A I L
the group of colored musicians who
TO ID E N T IF Y SUSPECTS
have been working with the officials
to develope a successful event. These Spartanburg. S. C., June 16 (A N P )—
musicians are unanimous in their o- By a stroke of good luck. George W ill­
plnlon that the program will represent iams. Baltimore, and John Matthews.
ihelr Ideal.
Atlanta. Ga., arrested In connection
with an attack on a white woman.
Thelma Martin, were not Identified
DR. M O T O N D E L I V E R S
after being taken Into custody and
LINC O LN U N IV E R S IT Y
paraded before Madison Stone, the
C O M M E N C E M E N T A O O R E S S ! Martin woman's white escort at the
time of the attack. She was killed and
Lincoln University, Pa.. June 16 — Stone Injured. Despite Ston's failure
Dr. Robert R. Moton. principal of j to Identify them, the men are kept
Tuskegee Institute, delivered the an­ I in custody.
nual commencement address at Lin­
coln unlvrslty here Tuesday afternoon
Dr. Arthur D. W right of the Jeanes
Fund waa the other speaker on the
program. President Wm. llallock John­
son, delivered the haccalureate ad­
dress the preceding Sunday.
BUFFALO MAN WINS ACQUITTAL
B U F F A L O NEGRO W IN S A C Q U IT T A
B E G IN O R G A N I Z A T I O N O F DIS
T R IC T IN T E R R A C IA L GROUPS
CHICAGO, June 16. (A N P )— In or­
der that the benefits deriving from
Inter-racial co-operation may be more
Intensely sought, the Inter racial Com­
mission of Ihe Chicago Urban League
haa Ixviin the organisation of district
committees throughout the city.
The Abraham Lincoln Center Inter­
racial group waa organised this week
nnd will conter Its activities In the
near southstde district, largely popula­
ted by Negroes The president Is Atty.
Edward Ohren Falls, chairman of the
Inter-Racial Como'isslon. Mrs Myers
and Clat.de I.lghtfoot.
The group will co-ovo.uite with more
than a score of agencies In the dis­
trict.
W IL L IA M
states represented at
BUFFALO . N. Y.. June 16 (A N P ) —
Samuel Palmer of Union street, this
city, was acquitterd of an assault
charge this week in the Erie County
court before Judge Thorn; the jury
being out but fifteen minutes.
Palmer was Indicted by the Grand
Jury In December, 1931, and hla ac­
quittal Is the climax ot a two year
fight, during which he was denied the
right of an attorney when he w ai ar­
raigned before Peace Justice Pawlak
of Cheektowaga charged with »exult­
ing a farmer by the name of Behrin­
ger.
The N. A. A. C. P and the Urban
League protested Palmer’s treatment
and assigned Attorney Clarence M.
Maloney of thla city to defend him.
Maloney and Palmer's case before
Judge Thorn a move that resulted In
the acquittal.
T . A V IS
New York City, N. Y.
AN
O U TS T A N IN G
THE
DANGER TO
P R E S ID E N T
It la now doubtful that tha President
will ask for emergency legislation to
adjust the foreign debt situation” ,—
Washington Nows Item.
There la some resistance to grant­
ing the President to negotiate on the
International debt situation The Pre­
sident haa not asked that this addi­
tional power be granted him, but is
doubtless restrained from doing so by
an apparent disposition on the part of
some of the leaders In the Congress
to at least resist the (rant.
The logic o f such a position Is based
on a certain set of assumptions that
should ze exposed.
The first is that such a grant would
be in excess of my authority now im­
posed In the President. It Is difficult
to see how any thoughtful man conld
for a moment entertain n thing so
wide of a mark. The power of the Pre­
sident to manipulate the gold standard
In point of Importance, and actual au­
thority invested In him. overshadows
every other power of authority that
could be intrusted to the Chief Exe­
cutive. He haa been given power to
alt In judgment In that respect on a
thing that strikes at the very heart of
our national honor, and which la at
the base of our national, commercial
and industrial existence. He has In hla
hands the whole monetary ayatem of
the nation. Involving hundred« of bil­
lions of dollars of the nation's wealth.
Foreign debts are a pittance, a beg­
gar's morsel compared with it.
The second assumption is that any
satisfactory adjustment of our Inter­
nal difficulties can be made apart from
any international consideration of the
question But the adjustment of the
foreign debt situation Is an indespen-
sable corrolary to any successful na­
tional approach to our Internal finan­
cial troubles.
Another assumption is that any ad­
justment of the foreign debt situation
Is tantamount to cancellation, which
the American people oppose. Such a
conclusion is the result of a confusion
of ideas which have all too tar been
the general run of discussion on this
subject There is little danger of any
cancellation sentiment, either on the
part ot the Congress, the President or
by any thought or action of the people.
Instead of a lot of talk there should
be some sane discussion and action in
regard to this disturbing question, and
the better way is to lift It entirely
out of the realm of heated controver­
sy. and let it have the deliberate wis­
dom of men who may find a formula
for Its final disposal. This would give
the people a much needed rest from a
constant and bewildering haze that
has gathered about this thing for
years.
It is therefore milch preferable that
the President be entrusted with this
matter which is. In every way. In per­
fect line with powers already granted,
and without this additional power he
will be hampered beyond measure in
rounding out any general scheme look­
ing to not only our own recovery, but
the recovery of the owrld from this
depression.
For the Congress to oppose this
grant of additional power Is for It to
assume that It and not the President
best represents the popular will In thla
country. The mind of the Congress Is
a babbel on the snbject and will re­
main so.
The Congres should have no fears
for the people have supported, with
singular unanimity their representa­
tives In the Congress. In their co-oper­
ation with the President and they will
continue to do so. A fter all it is the
President who embodies at the present
time the will of the masses .In him
Is not only the destiny of the country
but the destiny o f the Democratic
Party as well, and those Democrats
that do not support the President In
any reasonable, sane policy that he
may pursue, will have the price to pay
at home. It Is well that this be under­
stood and emphasized.
A forward looking step has been ta­
ken all along the line for the complete
vanqulshment o f every vestige of this
frightful depression and any halting
on the way may mean defeat of the
whole objectives o f this administra­
tion and that must never be done.
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